Roman Weekdays
| Days of the Roman Week |
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Roman Day |
Rough Translation |
Modern Day |
Modern Source |
| Dies Saturni |
Day of Saturn |
Saturday |
Direct passage from Latin |
| Dies Solis |
Day of the Sun |
Sunday |
Direct passage from Latin |
| Dies Lunae |
Day of the Moon |
Monday |
Direct passage from Latin |
| Dies Martis |
Day of Mars |
Tuesday |
Originally Tiwesdaeg 'The day of Tiw',
from the Norse Tysdagr. |
| Dies Mercurii |
Day of Mercury |
Wednesday |
Originally Wodnesdaeg 'the day of Woden' (Odin), from Norse Odinsdagr. |
| Dies Jovis |
Day of Jupiter |
Thursday |
Originally Thursdaeg 'the day of Thor',
from Norse Thorsdagr. |
| Dies Veneris |
Day of Venus |
Friday |
Originally Frigesdaeg 'the day of Freya',
from Norse Freyjasdagr. |
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Did you know? The Romans did not have weekdays in the same sense as our Monday, Tuesday, etc., however, they did have a defined markers within each month. Originally, the month and the markers were based on the moon.
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